Thursday, December 17, 2009

Tips On Selecting An Event Photographer

By Kate Golez

An event photographer is someone who you want to photograph your wedding. They should be motivated, have good experience and communication and most likely they will have their own style. A well trained event photographer will only posses these qualities through experience, so making sure that they are well trained and can focus on what you want is important.

Every event photographer will have their own style. The photographer's style should coincide with your idea of the type of wedding pictures you want. Otherwise a horrible experience might be the end result. Every event photographer will have a different style. Traditional and wild are two extreme styles of photographers. Photos of the bride and groom, and the wedding party are examples of a traditional style. Bizarre styles can be anywhere from being completely serious in all of the photographs to making funny faces.

An event photographer should be highly motivated, try to find one who is. You don't want to have someone who is inactive and sitting around missing all the good pictures they could be capturing. Motivation is not just about wanting to do the job, but finding a way to appreciate it and bring trust as well as good verbal communication to everyone as well.

Over time is the only way an event photographer will gain experience. Make sure you question your photographer how long they have been in the business, where they went to school and for how long, and who they were employed with before they went into business for themselves (if that is the case). Asking these questions can help you make a finer decision when selecting an event photographer. Ask their previous employer what kind of work they produced if they are now in business for themselves. Its better to find out now even if it is kind of a sneaky way of getting the information.

Make sure that you are relaxed around your event photographer. When you are around them they should make you feel comfortable as well. This will help them in capturing the adored photos later on at your wedding. You will see the emotion in the wedding pictures if you are nervous around your event photographer.

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